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Damen, Mexican Navy to Build Long Range Ocean Patrol Ship

June 27, 2018 @ 09:01 AM

Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy, via the Directorate General of Shipbuilding, are currently working together to build the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA (from its initials in Spanish). POLA will be the Mexican version of the Damen SIGMA 10514
Airbus to Pull Out of UK if Britain Leaves EU without a...

June 22, 2018 @ 02:40 PM

Airbus has warned the UK administration that it could be force to pull out of the UK if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal. Britain withdrawing from the European Union without a deal ‘would lead to sever disruption and interruption of UK production, Airbus said in the Brexit risk assessment
General Dynamics to Supply Hydra Rockets, Warheads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and...

June 22, 2018 @ 01:41 PM

General Dynamics has been awarded $149 million modification contract for the procurement of various quantities of rockets, warheads, motors and/or, associated components to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Jordan, Nigeria and Qatar. The contract includes procurement of M151, M274, M257, M278, M156, M264, M278 warheads and WTU-1/B rockets
Russia To Test New Iodine Rocket Engine In June

June 22, 2018 @ 12:19 PM

Russias Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will test the new electric propulsion rocket engine operating on iodine this month end, TASS reports quoting the companys press office as saying. "The developers will hold the ground tests of the propulsion unit already in late June," project co-head and design engineer Pavel Shcherbina said
French Air Force Retires Mirage 2000N Fighter Aircraft

June 21, 2018 @ 01:10 PM

The Mirage 2000N will be withdrawn from service in favor of the transition to the "all Rafale" of the Air Force's nuclear deterrent force during the summer of 2018. The Air Force will pay a last tribute to the Mirage 2000N during the day of commemoration of its withdrawal of service on Thursday at the base of Istres-Le Tubé (Bouches-du-Rhone)
China issues Guidelines to 'Rehabilitate' Terrorism Accused

June 19, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

The Chinese counter-terrorism-related ministries have jointly issued a guideline on legal procedures to rehabilitate terrorism accused. The four departments; Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), Supreme People's Court (SPC), Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) jointly issued the guideline which states people who write, publish, broadcast or advocate terrorism-related content online, will be criminally liable,
Rheinmetall Showcases New Lynx KF 41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle at Eurosatory

June 13, 2018 @ 03:43 PM

Rheinmetall has showcased its next generation Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the on-going Eurosatory 2018 exhibition in Paris for the first time. The Lynx KF41 family of vehicles utilise a common drive module and a mission kit arrangement to allow any base vehicle to be configured as an IFV, an armoured personnel carrier, a command vehicle, a recovery vehicle or an ambulance, the company said in a statement Tuesday
IAI Unveils New System that Doubles Operational Range of Barak Missiles

June 12, 2018 @ 12:26 PM

Israeli Aerospace Industries unveiled operational concept of a special one meter-long rocket accelerator that will double the range of Barak 8 missile system. The rocket accelerator will enable the missiles to intercept threats from a distance of 150 kms
Indonesia to have Eight Squadrons of Fighter Jets by 2024

June 11, 2018 @ 03:38 PM

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) plans to have eight squadrons of fighter jets by 2024, each having 16 fighter jets. The ongoing 20-year plan to develop the TNI AU`s strength between 2005 and 2024 included the building up of eight squadrons of fighter jets, Air Force Chief of Staff, Marshal Yuyu Sutisna was quoted as saying by Antara news last Thursday
Chinese Hackers Steal US Naval Warfare Secrets: Report

June 9, 2018 @ 11:25 AM

Chinese hackers have reportedly hacked into a US defense contractors computer networks and have made away with plans of supersonic anti-ship missile systems for submarines. According to a report by the

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